I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

Transformers: The Last Knight 2017 ‧ Science fiction film/Thriller ‧ 2h 30m Humans are at war with the Transformers, and Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving the future lies buried in the secrets of the past and the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Now, it's up to the unlikely alliance of Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg), Bumblebee, an English lord (Anthony Hopkins) and an Oxford professor (Laura Haddock) to save the world. Release date: 21 June 2017 (Philippines) Director: Michael Bay Based on: Transformers; by Hasbro Budget: 260 million USD Music composed by: Steve Jablonsky Bonifacio High Street Central Square Cinemas This long-awaited movie is worth it.  Yes, it's still very long even if Michael Bay shortened it(a little more than 2 1/2 hours), but the scenes were pretty exciting, so I didn't notice the time.  For a non-expert or ordinary viewer I could say I love the special effects. As for the story?  It needs work.  Ear...

THE NOVEL (Given to me by my VT sister, Jo Iwatani)  There have been novels that have been outdone by the screenplay, but this is not one of them.  Even if I like the movie, I still prefer this one over the screenplay because there were certain important elements that were not included in the movie.  I know for a fact that it's close to impossible to include everything in the screenplay, unless it's going to be a mini-series or something, but elements that make the story special should never be deleted or changed.   As a reader, I would choose Nobu over the Chairman, but as a member of the cinema/theater audience, I would definitely choose the Chairman because he was portrayed by Ken Watanabe, and not because of his character or anything.  Nobu loves/loved Sayuri and the Chairman only made Sayuri his kept woman until his final breath.  I couldn't help but compare it to Pygmalion / My Fair Lady , Gigi and Pretty Woman . Gigi got married to ...